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despite the fact that, as I have mentione on previous occasions, I am not a fan of zombie stories.
1. Gregory is a genre trickster, a narrative mixologist who whips up concoctions made up of ingredients that you would swear could not possibly complement each other, let alone offer anything new to say about genre fiction. In this case, the flavors are basically "Night of the Living Dead" (as documentary, no less) meets Ray Bradbury Midwest farmboy fantasy, with a shot of horror and some superhero comics as a garnish. (
2. The theme of zombie as disabled isn't even a subtext in this story: Gregory puts it right out there. (Plus there are some totally kickass roll-your-own prosthetics.)
3. Stony is the antithesis of the mindless zombie: he is a complicated character full of hopes and hurts and contradictions. In other words, completely human.
4. Female characters kick ass all over this book and yes, there is a final girl.
5. It makes Alexx so happy that now we can have media studies conversations about all of our favorite parts and, even after he spent the last year telling me I should read it, he hasn't uttered the phrase "I told you you would like it."
1. Gregory is a genre trickster, a narrative mixologist who whips up concoctions made up of ingredients that you would swear could not possibly complement each other, let alone offer anything new to say about genre fiction. In this case, the flavors are basically "Night of the Living Dead" (as documentary, no less) meets Ray Bradbury Midwest farmboy fantasy, with a shot of horror and some superhero comics as a garnish. (
2. The theme of zombie as disabled isn't even a subtext in this story: Gregory puts it right out there. (Plus there are some totally kickass roll-your-own prosthetics.)
3. Stony is the antithesis of the mindless zombie: he is a complicated character full of hopes and hurts and contradictions. In other words, completely human.
4. Female characters kick ass all over this book and yes, there is a final girl.
5. It makes Alexx so happy that now we can have media studies conversations about all of our favorite parts and, even after he spent the last year telling me I should read it, he hasn't uttered the phrase "I told you you would like it."
